Source : Xinhua
JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Israel fired a missile on a Syrian military pos Golan Heights early Sunday amid rising tension in the region, Israeli media reported.
The missile was fired in response to gunfire directed at Israeli troops who we security fence in the area. No injuries or damage were reported on the Israel said.
Two Syrian soldiers were wounded and their position was destroyed in the re said.
The incident came some 12 hours after Syrian troops on Saturday evening op Israeli army vehicle. There were no injuries in that incident, but the vehicle wa
A military spokesman in Tel Aviv would not confirm whether the Syrian gunfir was accidental, a result of battles being waged between government troops a areas adjacent to the border, or deliberately targeted the Israeli forces.
"The Israel Defense Force continues to monitor the situation on the border an necessary steps to respond to developments in the region," the spokesman to
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Sunday that Israel took a severe view of incidents.
"The IDF (Israel Defense Force) responded in accordance with government po maintains that every violation of Israeli sovereignty and firing from the Syrian immediately with the silencing of the sources of fire when they are identified, statement.
